the sun beats down
but still autumn is here
in morning dew
~Sanjonishi Sanetaka*
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Haiku before Haiku
Steven Carter
I cast the brush aside
from here on I’ll speak to the moon
face to face
~Koha*
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I was alone on a sunny shore
by the forest’s pale blue lake,
in the sky floated a single cloud
and on the water a single isle.
The ripe sweetness of summer dripped
in beads from every tree
and straight into my open heart
a tiny drop ran down.
~Edith Sodergran*
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Women in Praise of the Sacred
Ed: Jane Hirshfield
On Foot
I had to Walk Through the Solar Systems,
before I found the first thread of my red dress.
Already, I sense myself.
Somewhere in space hangs my heart,
sparks fly from it, shaking the air,
to other reckless hearts.
(“My self-confidence depends on the fact that I have discovered my dimensions:
It does not become me to make myself less than I am.”)
~Edith Sodergran (1892-1923)
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Women in Praise of the Sacred
Ed: Jane Hirshfield
though I think
not to think about it anymore,
I do think about it,
and wet my sleeves
thinking about it
~Daigu Ryokan*
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many paths lead
from the foot of the mountain,
but at the peak
we all gaze at the
single bright moon
Ikkyu Sojun*
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the amulet
I send with my child
is my heart and only that
let it pass
through all your barriers
~Ono no Chifuru no Haha*
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fallen to the ground
like those words of old–
glowing leaves.
~Inko
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